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July 21 2009

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Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of people seated at a long table with a yellow patterned tablecloth, eating meals from stainless steel plates and bowls. Several men and women wear white clothes, with gold-coloured lanyards and beaded necklaces visible on some. A red rose stands in a vase at the centre of the table, and a red chair sits in the foreground. Orange curtains hang behind them, and an ornate framed picture hangs on the right wall.2009-07-21A photograph of a large dining hall with rows of long dark-red tables and white plastic chairs on a terracotta tiled floor. Many people sit eating from metal thali plates, mostly men in white shirts and light trousers, with a woman in a white sari with a pink border and a girl with a long braid in the lower right foreground. Staff in a brown uniform and white shirts move among the tables, some carrying food, and a standing man in a blue shirt stands at left. A red cloth hangs near the upper left and a gleaming steel serving counter appears at the back.2010-08-08July 06 20102010-07-06January 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a dining hall at an ashram, with many people seated at long tables covered in yellow patterned cloths and red and black chairs. Diners eat from metal plates and steel tumblers. Several staff in white and blue clothing move between tables, and orange and red curtains hang at the windows. A white-haired woman in a light blue apron sits in the foreground, and a woman in a light blue dress eats nearby.2009-12-17A photograph of a long dining hall where people sit on one side of a table covered with a white floral-patterned plastic cloth, eating from steel plates and tumblers. Red curtains hang at tall windows, and bottled water, small red roses in vases and steel serving vessels line the table. Several people in plain white kurta-style clothing eat, while attendants in white with yellow shoulder cloths walk along the far side serving food. Ceiling fans hang from a high vaulted roof.2009-10-15June 04 20092009-06-04A photograph of a community annadaan meal service inside a plain hall with pale green-grey walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. Volunteers serve food from steel trays and bowls onto steel plates held by diners. A smiling man on the left wears white clothing, glasses and a red lanyard, holding a steel plate of food. Beside him a woman in a white shawl and red lanyard serves from a tray. Women on the right wear clear plastic gloves, one in a red salwar and another in a green kurta with a red lanyard, ladling dal and curry. Steel containers of rice and curry line the serving counter. Sheer curtains and windows are visible behind.2009-06-25July 06 20102010-07-06July 06 20102010-07-06Indoor dinner gathering in a white-walled hall with red tables and red plastic chairs. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits at the center of the table, with their back to the camera, eating from a steel plate. Around the table, seated devotees wear white clothes and rudraksha malas; several have shaved heads. A standing woman in a yellow shawl and orange-trimmed clothing stands at left, and a woman in orange robes with a long braid stands near the front left. Other people stand at the back by the windows and orange curtains, some holding plates. Steel plates, cups and water bottles are on the tables.2010-08-30